Private Sector

A privacy code of practice is a legal instrument which allows agencies to make changes to an IPP or provisions that deal with public registers.

Link to Privacy Codes of Practice

The Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (PPIP Act) regulates the way New South Wales (NSW) Government agencies collect, use

In addition to NSW laws covering your rights to privacy, there may be other laws which apply to certain situations but which are not administered by the IPC.

The IPC oversees a number of laws that protect and promote the protection of personal and health information in NSW.

Link to Privacy Laws

The Information Commissioner Elizabeth Tydd has tabled the Report on the operation of the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009: 2010 – 2013 in Parliament.

Snapshot of data flowchart. Refer to the link below for a text alternative.

If a person is not satisfied by the reviewable decision of an agency, they may apply to the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) to review the decision.

Submissions, presentations and speeches by the Information Commissioner/CEO IPC, and the Privacy Commissioner.

The IPC oversees laws concerning access to government information.

Link to The GIPA Act

The Information and Privacy Commission NSW (IPC) provides education primarily for public sector agency staff working with the:

The IPC Audit and Risk Committee (ARC) was established just prior to the start of the 2011 – 2012 financial year.